ACL 2018: Sound Propositions
Piano piano. This Italian expression, meaning “slowly”, is a good summation of my year. If I wasn’t working slow enough already, then spending three months in Italy certainly didn’t inspire me to move any faster. 2018 was an unusual year for
ACL 2018: Sound Propositions
Piano piano. This Italian expression, meaning “slowly”, is a good summation of my year. If I wasn’t working slow enough already, then spending three months in Italy certainly didn’t inspire me to move any faster. 2018 was an unusual year for
Cheryl E. Leonard ~ Watershed
Is it cold where you are? It’s 7F here, which makes the cold weather recordings of Cheryl E. Leonard a perfect accompaniment. Watershed is active and enthralling, existing on the invisible reef between field recording and improvisation. On the surface, this is a
Cheryl E. Leonard ~ Watershed
Is it cold where you are? It’s 7F here, which makes the cold weather recordings of Cheryl E. Leonard a perfect accompaniment. Watershed is active and enthralling, existing on the invisible reef between field recording and improvisation. On the surface, this is a
Laibach ~ The Sound of Music
By now, you probably know this album’s story: avant-garde collective Laibach go to North Korea in 2015 and become the first Western band to play there ever since the country split in two. What they play is a variation on
Laibach ~ The Sound of Music
By now, you probably know this album’s story: avant-garde collective Laibach go to North Korea in 2015 and become the first Western band to play there ever since the country split in two. What they play is a variation on
Mono ~ Nowhere Now Here
Over a lifespan nearing its third decade, Mono have always tackled dualities from the most grand to the most human: heaven and hell, conflict and calm, presence and absence. Their music has mirrored these concepts: roars and whispers; marathons and
Mono ~ Nowhere Now Here
Over a lifespan nearing its third decade, Mono have always tackled dualities from the most grand to the most human: heaven and hell, conflict and calm, presence and absence. Their music has mirrored these concepts: roars and whispers; marathons and
Julia Kent ~ Temporal
Five months after her collaboration The Great Lake Swallows, cellist extraordinaire Julia Kent returns with her first solo album since Asperities. Temporal is deep and distinctive, another high mark in a distinguished career. The beauty of the set is found in the variety of tracks,
Julia Kent ~ Temporal
Five months after her collaboration The Great Lake Swallows, cellist extraordinaire Julia Kent returns with her first solo album since Asperities. Temporal is deep and distinctive, another high mark in a distinguished career. The beauty of the set is found in the variety of tracks,
Machinefabriek ~ With Voices
Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) is one of the most prolific recording artists around, but he’s also one of the finest. With Voices is already his second album of the year. Last year he released an average of an album a month; at
Machinefabriek ~ With Voices
Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek) is one of the most prolific recording artists around, but he’s also one of the finest. With Voices is already his second album of the year. Last year he released an average of an album a month; at
Dolphin Midwives ~ Liminal Garden
The name of the project and the lushness of the album might cause one to assume that Dolphin Midwives is a large electronic ensemble. Instead Dolphin Midwives is the alias of multi-instrumentalist and composer Sage Fisher, perhaps best known for her harp
Dolphin Midwives ~ Liminal Garden
The name of the project and the lushness of the album might cause one to assume that Dolphin Midwives is a large electronic ensemble. Instead Dolphin Midwives is the alias of multi-instrumentalist and composer Sage Fisher, perhaps best known for her harp
Jon Neher & Michael Scott Dawson ~ Nothing Is On Fire
A new year, a new label, a new album: we welcome Saskatchewan’s Fernwood Rail to our pages with their premiere release. Nothing Is On Fire is a perfect album for the colder months, as evidenced by lead single “The Young Winter.”
Jon Neher & Michael Scott Dawson ~ Nothing Is On Fire
A new year, a new label, a new album: we welcome Saskatchewan’s Fernwood Rail to our pages with their premiere release. Nothing Is On Fire is a perfect album for the colder months, as evidenced by lead single “The Young Winter.”
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